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Albers Uxmal 2011
Verre gravé, noyer, 139 x 26 x 23 cm
Glass bas-reliefs, American walnut
Vue de l'exposition Malluma materio, Galerie Nettie Horn, Londres, 2011
Inspired by Joseph Albers’ glass pictures made in the 1920’s at the Bauhaus, Samson pays tribute to this artist in Last trip to Chichén Itzá and Uxmal and Albers Uxmal. After his move to the American continent in 1933, Albers introduced references to Mexican architecture in his photographic practice and notably to the geometric bas-reliefs of the Mayan temples which Samson refers to in these archaeological style tablets. The nine aligned glass pictures from Albers Uxmal - essentially inspired by the architectural grid system – are presented on a wooden shelf made from American black walnut, another nod to Albers' country of adoption.
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Abstraction I, II (Hommage to Josef A in the Land of the Mayas) 2011
Verre gravé, noyer, 139 x 26 x 23 cm
Glass bas-reliefs, American walnut
Photographies Guillaume Ziccarelli |
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